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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 簫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
箫 xiāo - xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes

List Ranking for: 箫

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 11,595 19,627 19,002

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ ⺮ 肃

Radical:

⺮

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

肃

Semantic:

⺮

Hint:

Bamboo

Other Words Containing 箫

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
箫 - - 11,595 19,627 19,002
排箫 - - 15,485 - 113,140